Are you, "Lucky to be alive"?

[Major Fallout]

Zod said:

Major Fallout said:

Yes!


Amazing arse over tit ski crash at over 50mph.

Have done that more than once.

I never really gave it much thought, but Michael Schumacher basically fell over and hit his head in the wrong way.

[geeks]

Mum had appendicitis during her pregnancy with me, they removed her appendix while I was at 20 something weeks..
First breathe in the womb..
Umbilical cord around my neck several times..
Born at 31 or 32 weeks...

Was born not breathing and barely had a pulse, spent first month of my life in an incubator on a respirator. Doctors weren't hopeful in the beginning!

It's been pretty clean sailing other than that though...

[thismonkeyhere]

evilmunkey said:

Survived the Tsunami in phukett the boxing day one. was meant to go out on a glass bottom boat but her indoors forgot the ticket when we were boarding. We had to go back to the hotel to get them for a later sailing. Luckily our Hotel was up a steep hillside and was not touched when it hit about a half hour later. The boat we were supposed to be on never came back the following devastation and loss of life and to watch it happen was very very sobering. I will never moan at the missus for being forgetful ever again.

Wow.

[s p a c e m a n]

Sheets Tabuer said:

e21Mark said:

snap!!

[NNH]

Dan_1981 said:

NNH said:

My wife fell down 15 stairs last night, was knocked out and has a broken cheekbone. I'm at home today to make sure there are no concussion after-effects, and I'm feeling pretty lucky to still have her.
NHS was amazing - paramedic, back board, fantastic team at A&E, the whole thing.

Wife's friend did the same thing 2 months ago, she was put into a induced coma and never woke back up. Life support turned off after 5 days.

Cold sweat just thinking about it. Mrs NNH has no idea why I've just gone to give her a kiss.

[Zod]

Major Fallout said:

Zod said:

Major Fallout said:

Yes!


Amazing arse over tit ski crash at over 50mph.

Have done that more than once.

I never really gave it much thought, but Michael Schumacher basically fell over and hit his head in the wrong way.

Yep. I realise how lucky I have been. I have also stopped wearing my GoPro on my helmet, given it is reckoned that it acted as a focus point for the force on his helmet.

[el romeral]

About 30 years ago I was nearly killed in a speedboat accident.
I was driving it alone flat out with a friend water skiing behind it, off the coast of Stonehaven. Suddenly the steering linkeage to the outboard snapped sending it into an instantaneous hard turn. This threw me out and ended up in the sea with the boat going round me in a tight circle flat out. In shock, I swam down and out to try to get away from it. Came up a bit short and the boat virtually ran me over. It just missed my head but I got hit hard on the thigh as I attempted to get away. Did not know if it was the prop that hit me or not at the time. Incredibly it was the rear corner of the boat and I suffered no more than severe bruising. Could so easily have been much worse or even fatal.
Still have flashbacks sometimes.

[vescaegg]

evilmunkey said:

Survived the Tsunami in phukett the boxing day one. was meant to go out on a glass bottom boat but her indoors forgot the ticket when we were boarding. We had to go back to the hotel to get them for a later sailing. Luckily our Hotel was up a steep hillside and was not touched when it hit about a half hour later. The boat we were supposed to be on never came back the following devastation and loss of life and to watch it happen was very very sobering. I will never moan at the missus for being forgetful ever again.

This is one of the scariest! Blimey!

Similarly my mates dad missed a (private) plane flight with a load of his mates when he was younger. The plane crashed and they were all killed.

[KaraK]

Can't really compete with some of the ones on here!

Major Fallout said:

Zod said:

Major Fallout said:

Yes!


Amazing arse over tit ski crash at over 50mph.

Have done that more than once.

I never really gave it much thought, but Michael Schumacher basically fell over and hit his head in the wrong way.

I've had a few of those while snowboarding.. including one where I'd just been talking to my mate about how I might not bother wearing a helmet for casual sessions as the rentals there were just annoyingly uncomfortable (and minging to boot). A couple of runs later I tried to brake on my heel edge only to discover that what had looked like snow was just a light dusting over solid ice. Cue me falling backwards and hitting my head hard enough to make me see stars even through the helmet so at that point I decided I was never going riding without one!

Add in all the other random but substantial blows to the head I've had over the years (mainly through clumsiness, both mine and that of others) and I'm probably pretty lucky not to have hit it in one "those ways" - a case in point was one back at uni where I stumbled walking across a bed and banged my temple on a cupboard edge, I was pretty badly concussed and really rather out of it. I was heading round to a mate's place and had somehow gotten as far as putting my keys in the car door when my mate (who I had phoned to say I was just setting off) picked up on my state and managed to talk me out of driving, I shudder to think how that would have played out otherwise!

Another one that amazes me actually was the time I had a severe migraine start to kick in while at work and I somehow drove the 45 miles home up the M6 despite being utterly non compos-mentis - all I can remember about the driving was deciding that it hurt less if I only had one eye open at the time and alternating them, other than that it's a complete blur so how the flying fk I didn't hit anything is beyond me! By the time I got home I couldn't even stand

[spikeyhead]

thismonkeyhere said:

evilmunkey said:

Survived the Tsunami in phukett the boxing day one. was meant to go out on a glass bottom boat but her indoors forgot the ticket when we were boarding. We had to go back to the hotel to get them for a later sailing. Luckily our Hotel was up a steep hillside and was not touched when it hit about a half hour later. The boat we were supposed to be on never came back the following devastation and loss of life and to watch it happen was very very sobering. I will never moan at the missus for being forgetful ever again.

Wow.

There was a bloke that sold tools round Leighton Buzzard who'd been with his family in Sri Lanka at the time. They'd got pissed on Christmas night and were all too hungover to drive to the beach as planned on Boxing day morning. Never has a hangover been so useful.

[crofty1984]

Major Fallout said:

Yes!

Nearly fell off the white cliffs of Dover when I was about 5.

Fell off a boat into the sea when I was about 6.

Boat sank 7.

Go-cart into a wire fence 8-9.

Stood next to someone that got stabbed 10.

1 ton of sand fell on me 11.

Fell off roof 12.

Run over 14.

Nearly runner again 15.

Hit on head by firework 15.

Electrocuted by hot tub 16.

Nearly did an Amy Winehouse in my sleep 18.

Caught by father of very religious girl in the act 19 (only thought he was going to kill me, so doesn't count)

Amazing arse over tit ski crash at over 50mph.

Diff seized and totaled my car 27.

Tank slapper on an irish motorway in a 1916 racing car 28.

Live hand grenade on stone beach 29.

Tree landed on my car 30.

Inhaling some radium by accident hence Major Fallout.

Plus:
3 Range Rovers
2 X5
1 Discovery
1 Jaguar
1 Corsa
1 Punto
1 model t ford
1 motorbike
1 double-decker bus
1 Hotel
1 Channel tunnel train
1 HSS ferry
1 house
2 Forrest fires
1 pub
Have all caught fire while I have been in them them.


I'm sure I have missed some.

Not a lot lately after meeting my other half, she keeps me quite safe.

Bet I get a kicking from one of her horses tonight after that.

I can see why you have a go-bag now.

[Bradgate]

When I was 18 I crashed a Morris Marina. I lost the back end on a left-handed bend on a single-carriage A road in the wet. I spun across the road and hit a wall on the other side. I walked away without a scratch, but had there been a lorry coming in the other direction at that precise moment, I would not be here today. Sometimes, it’s just down to blind luck.

Still, on the bright side, that was one less Marina on the road

[HD Adam]

Got a bit trapped in a burning car whilst Banger Racing.

Used to work on the Piper Alpha. Had just gone on days off when it blew.

Helicopter crash in Zaire

Kidnap & hostage in Angola

Nothing Major

[NRS]

KaraK said:

Major Fallout said:

Zod said:

Major Fallout said:

Yes!


Amazing arse over tit ski crash at over 50mph.

Have done that more than once.

I never really gave it much thought, but Michael Schumacher basically fell over and hit his head in the wrong way.

I've had a few of those while snowboarding.. including one where I'd just been talking to my mate about how I might not bother wearing a helmet for casual sessions as the rentals there were just annoyingly uncomfortable (and minging to boot). A couple of runs later I tried to brake on my heel edge only to discover that what had looked like snow was just a light dusting over solid ice. Cue me falling backwards and hitting my head hard enough to make me see stars even through the helmet so at that point I decided I was never going riding without one!

I guess most people skiing have done similar quite a few times. I don't know why people wouldn't wear a helmet considering what can go wrong/ how things can be misjudged.

Probably one of the few things that come close was a puncture in a tunnel. Car went in a tank slapper and I overcorrected, with it spinning. Never hit anything despite it being rush hour - more luck and people keeping a good distance than any skill.

[Old Merc]

In 1987 I bought a car repair workshop as a going concern,I just carried on where the previous owner left.
A few weeks later my mechanic and I was working under a Morris 1000 Traveler that was at the top of a two post lift.We wanted to lower it a fraction,came out from under,pressed the button,BANG!!.One of the screws failed,in front of my nose the car dropped six feet,landed on its side and all the petrol ran across the workshop floor and out the back door.
Not only were we lucky not to have been crushed or to have been burnt alive(or dead?)and my workshop burnt to the ground.The reason was it was summer,next to the back door was a waste oil heater,in winter it glowed red hot.
Always have your equipment regularly checked and serviced.

[evilmunkey]

spikeyhead said:

thismonkeyhere said:

evilmunkey said:

Survived the Tsunami in phukett the boxing day one. was meant to go out on a glass bottom boat but her indoors forgot the ticket when we were boarding. We had to go back to the hotel to get them for a later sailing. Luckily our Hotel was up a steep hillside and was not touched when it hit about a half hour later. The boat we were supposed to be on never came back the following devastation and loss of life and to watch it happen was very very sobering. I will never moan at the missus for being forgetful ever again.

Wow.

There was a bloke that sold tools round Leighton Buzzard who'd been with his family in Sri Lanka at the time. They'd got pissed on Christmas night and were all too hungover to drive to the beach as planned on Boxing day morning. Never has a hangover been so useful.

Every time i see a final destination film it gets to me..its bow i felt. I had cheated death. 38 folk bless em didnt come back.. was supposed to be 40... still brings a tear now thinking about it... funny thing.. the animals like monkeys etc had all buggered off and were heading up hill. Only remember it now. Wont ever forget the carnage that ensued as long as ill live.

[Old Merc]

evilmunkey said:

Survived the Tsunami in phukett the boxing day one. was meant to go out on a glass bottom boat but her indoors forgot the ticket when we were boarding. We had to go back to the hotel to get them for a later sailing. Luckily our Hotel was up a steep hillside and was not touched when it hit about a half hour later. The boat we were supposed to be on never came back the following devastation and loss of life and to watch it happen was very very sobering. I will never moan at the missus for being forgetful ever again.

WOW !! that is a very sobering story. A very good friend of mine disappeared and was never found,along with her boy friend, in that Tsunami.Its bad enough loosing someone but never being able to bury them must be awful.

[Axionknight]

e21Mark said:

Fractured skull
Broken neck in 2 places
Broken back in 2 places
Open book fracture of pelvis
Compound fracture to femur
Severed bllod vessel in groin
In coma for a month
Bedridden 6 months
A year in hospital.

Forever grateful to Cornwall Air Ambulance, Treliske Hospital etc.

Oh lordy lordy, that is unbelievable!

[Old Merc]

evilmunkey said:

Every time i see a final destination film it gets to me..its bow i felt. I had cheated death. 38 folk bless em didnt come back.. was supposed to be 40... still brings a tear now thinking about it... funny thing.. the animals like monkeys etc had all buggered off and were heading up hill. Only remember it now. Wont ever forget the carnage that ensued as long as ill live.

Not sure if you will want to see it?? Do you know on ITV next Monday there is a program about it,survivor`s talking etc.

[ZOLLAR]

Blib said:

The closest I've been to dying was having a burst appendix at the age of three. I'm still here. There must be loads of you out there who have had close scrapes with the Grim Reaper........

Car accident, seat belt failed and hit the windscreen.
Created a cool ring pattern on the windscreen with my head walked away from it, imagine it could have been much worse.

Also got run over by a car in Malia about 9-10 years ago, was so drunk though my body was quite flimsy so no broken bones (apart from a very sore coccyx)
I wasn't at fault before anyone thinks I wandered into the road, car should have been in the area

Edited by ZOLLAR on Tuesday 16th December 17:50